diff --git a/modules/ssh.func b/modules/ssh.func
index b42b19c..98b74fb 100644
--- a/modules/ssh.func
+++ b/modules/ssh.func
@@ -23,9 +23,31 @@ module_load ssh-config
 
 ssh() {
 
-  local pw;local cfg;local opts;local mp; local sshpass; local dr; local sshcmd; local term
+  local pw;local cfg;local opts;local mp; local sshpass; local list; local sshcmd; local term
   local host; local user; local script; local ret ; local key; local efile; local tfile 
 
+  help() {
+
+  cat <<EOF  
+usage:
+ssh <setup options> host <SSH options> <commands to run on remote>
+put any additional SSH (man ssh) options after the host, aborting
+hH:tu:dF:p:ro:k:
+-h
+-H
+-t
+-u
+-l
+-F
+-p
+-r
+-o
+-k
+EOF
+
+  }
+
+
   if [[ $SSH_CONFIG ]]; then
    [[ ! -f "$SSH_CONFIG" ]] && ssh_config "$SSH_CONFIG"
    cfg="-F $SSH_CONFIG"
@@ -34,17 +56,21 @@ ssh() {
   # echo passed: $*  
 
   local OPTION; local OPTARG; local OPTIND
-  while getopts 'th:u:mdF:p:ro:k:' OPTION; do
+  while getopts 'hH:th:u:lF:p:ro:k:' OPTION; do
     # echo processing: option:$OPTION argument:$OPTARG index:$OPTIND remaining:${@:$OPTIND}
     case "$OPTION" in
-    h)
+    h) 
+     help
+     return 3
+    ;; 
+    H)
       host=$OPTARG
       ;;
     t) 
       term=" -t "
       ;;
-    d)
-      dr=true
+    l)
+      list=true
     ;;
     r)
      ret=true 
@@ -83,13 +109,12 @@ ssh() {
     echo "using SSH Config file at: $OPTARG"
     [[ -f $OPTARG ]] && cfg="-F $OPTARG" || echo no config file at $OPTARG, ignored
     ;;      
-    m)
-    #  echo setting multipass
-      mp=true
-      ;;
+    # m)
+    # #  echo setting multipass
+    #   mp=true
+    #   ;;
     *)  echo unknown run option -$OPTARG
-        echo "USAGE: ssh <setup options> host <SSH options> <commands to run on remote>"
-        echo "put any additional SSH (man ssh) options after the host, aborting"
+        help
         return 3
         # opts="$opts ${@:$OPTIND:1}"
         # ((OPTIND+=1))
@@ -104,37 +129,24 @@ ssh() {
 
   debug extra ssh options and the remote commands: $@
   
-  [[ ! $host ]] && echo host/ip required, aborting && return 2
+  [[ ! $host && ! $list ]] && echo host/ip required, aborting && return 2
+  if [[ $host ]]; then
     [[ ! $user ]] && user=$(get_user_host $host) 
-  
-  if [[ $mp ]]; then
-    user=${user:-ubuntu}
-    [[ ! $host ]] && echo multipass host/ip required, aborting && return 2 
-    # echo multipass host:$host user:$user
-    module_load multipass 
-    ip="$(multipass_get_ip $(get_hostname_host $host))" 
-    [[ ! $ip ]] && echo could not resolve ip for multipass instance $1 && return 5
-    [[ ! $pw && ! $key ]] && opts+=" $(multipass_ssh_options)" 
-    host="$user@$ip"
-   else    # not an mp vm
-      [[ $user && (! $host =~ "@") ]] && host=$user@$host 
-      if [[ $user && $host =~ "@" ]]; then
-          host=$(sed 's/.*@\(.*\)/\1/' <<<"$host")
-          # option takes precedence
-          host=$user@$host 
-      fi  
-      opts+=" $cfg"
+    [[ $user && (! $host =~ "@") ]] && host=$user@$host 
+    if [[ $user && $host =~ "@" ]]; then
+        host=$(sed 's/.*@\(.*\)/\1/' <<<"$host")
+        # option takes precedence
+        host=$user@$host 
+    fi  
   fi
-
+  opts+=" $cfg"
+  
 if [[ $ret ]]; then 
   # return arguments so a command can be composed elsewhere   
   { echo "$host,$opts $* ,$sshpass"; return 0; }
  else 
-  # run remote commands right here
   sshcmd="$sshpass $(which ssh) $term $opts $host"
-  # echo extra args: "$@"
-  # echo running command: "$sshcmd"
-  if [[ $dr ]]; then
+  if [[ $list ]]; then
    echo $sshcmd
   else
    $sshcmd "$@" || echo SSH Command Failed: $sshcmd "$@"
@@ -143,3 +155,13 @@ fi
 
 } # end ssh
 
+
+  #TODO make this a function for multipass module
+    # user=${user:-ubuntu}
+    # [[ ! $host && ! $list ]] && echo multipass host/ip required, aborting && return 2 
+    # # echo multipass host:$host user:$user
+    # module_load multipass 
+    # ip="$(multipass_get_ip $(get_hostname_host $host))" 
+    # [[ ! $ip && ! $list  ]] && echo could not resolve ip for multipass instance $1 && return 5
+    # [[ ! $pw && ! $key ]] && opts+=" $(multipass_ssh_options)" 
+    # host="$user@$ip"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/modules/sshfs.mod b/modules/sshfs.mod
index 6e79e92..170930f 100755
--- a/modules/sshfs.mod
+++ b/modules/sshfs.mod
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ function smount() {
   # opts+=" $scmd"
   # remove_end_spaces "$scmd"
   # return
+  
+  # must remote spaces or sshfs fails
   opts+=" -o ssh_command=$(remove_end_spaces "'$sshpass /usr/bin/ssh $sshopts'")"
       
   # [[ ! $(host_reachable $host $(parse_option $sshopts -p)) ]] \